House

A countryside retreat

It’s a house full of surprises, from the beautiful vaults and columns of the 13th-century wine cellar to the deceptive paint effects on the walls upstairs. Discover stories of creativity, conflict, love and loss. The house is once again brought to life through our changing exhibitions.

A countryside retreat

It’s a house full of surprises, from the beautiful vaults and columns of the 13th-century wine cellar to the deceptive paint effects on the walls upstairs. Discover stories of creativity, conflict, love and loss. The house is once again brought to life through our changing exhibitions.

A countryside retreat

It’s a house full of surprises, from the beautiful vaults and columns of the 13th-century wine cellar to the deceptive paint effects on the walls upstairs. Discover stories of creativity, conflict, love and loss. The house is once again brought to life through our changing exhibitions.

A countryside retreat

It’s a house full of surprises, from the beautiful vaults and columns of the 13th-century wine cellar to the deceptive paint effects on the walls upstairs. Discover stories of creativity, conflict, love and loss. The house is once again brought to life through our changing exhibitions.

Let the stories of the people who lived here through eight centuries of rich history tell you how it was transformed from a Medieval priory to a Tudor statesman’s mansion before becoming a comfortable country house.

Conserving our past

Every day the house team do their regular conservation checks. Daily tasks include looking for pests, checking light levels and delicately cleaning the collection.

Our collections

Derek Hill collection

Derek Hill was a talented landscape and portrait artist. He was often to be found at Maud Russell’s house parties and loved Mottisfont so much that in 1995 he gave his collection of 86 paintings to be displayed here.